Busch Gardens Williamsburg Breakdowns

Busch Gardens Williamsburg

Williamsburg, Virginia

Reliability Grade

Rides Tracked

Overview Reliability Breakdowns Schedule

Breakdown Summary — Last Month

Total Events

Total Downtime

3446.3h

Rides Affected

Ride Breakdown Rankings — Last Month

Ride	Tier	Grade	Events	Downtime	Avg Duration	Longest
Alpengeist	1	F	8	427.7h	3208m	8170m
Apollo's Chariot	1	F	8	416.3h	3122m	7950m
DarKoaster®	1	C	8	334.6h	2510m	5115m
Finnegan's Flyer	2	D	7	396.0h	3394m	7950m
Griffon	1	F	8	337.9h	2534m	7950m
InvadR	2	F	9	399.6h	2664m	7950m
Tempesto	1	F	10	399.6h	2397m	7950m
The Battering Ram	2	F	10	399.6h	2398m	7950m
Verbolten	1	F	9	335.0h	2233m	7950m

Minor (<15m) Moderate (15-60m) Major (>60m)

Ride Health Heatmap — Last Month

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Breakdown Frequency by Year

WalkOnAlerts Value

Walk-On Windows

Avg Tier 1 Wait

Time Saved

Best Value Ride

How to read: "Walk-On Windows" = daily opportunities where a ride recovers from a breakdown and wait times drop under 10 minutes. "Avg Tier 1 Wait" = average wait time for top-tier rides, showing what you'd normally wait. "Time Saved" = estimated daily minutes saved by catching walk-on windows instead of waiting in regular lines. "Best Value Ride" = the ride with the most frequent breakdowns and longest normal waits, offering the biggest walk-on payoff.

Ride Spread

Rides Affected

Distinct/Day

Max in One Day

Top 5 Share

Breakdown concentration across rides helps identify systemic vs. isolated reliability issues.

Monthly Patterns

Hourly Distribution

Busch Gardens Williamsburg recorded 77 breakdown events last month across 9 rides, totaling 3446.3h of downtime.

Top breakdown rides: Alpengeist (8 events), Apollo's Chariot (8 events), DarKoaster® (8 events), Finnegan's Flyer (7 events), Griffon (8 events).

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